高考英语阅读理解基础训练精品题（101）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解基础训练精品题（101）及答案阅读理解-dmen have always believed that they are smarter than women. now, a study has found that while this is certainly true, men also have to deal with the fact that they are also more stupid than the fairer sex.in the study, scientists measured the iq of 2500 brothers and sisters and they found an uneven number of men not only in the top two percent, but also in the bottom two percent.the studys participants were tested on science, maths, english and mechanical abilities.though there were twice as many men as women in the smartest group, there were also twice as many men among the dolts.the aggregate scores of men and women were similar.one of the studys authors, psychology professor timothy bates, said that the phenomenon may be because men have always been expected to be high achievers and women have been restricted to spend more time taking care of their home.the female developmental program may be tilted more towards ensuring survival and the safety of the middle ground., the daily mail quoted professor bates, of edinburgh university, as saying.the research tallies with past results that men were more likely than women to receive first class university degrees or thirds and women secured the seconds.it has been said that men are more ready to take risk when it comes to academics. women have always found to be steadier in their learning.a past study has shown that women are securing more firsts and seconds, while men are continuing to receive more thirds.the argument for the change is that the increase of coursework at the cost of exams favors womens steady approach.16. the purpose of the passage is to tell us that _. a. man are smarter then women b. man are more stupid the women c. a new fact about the iq of men and women has been foundd. men are more likely to receive first class university degrees17 according to timothy bates, less women are in the smartest group because _.a. they are born stupidb. they have to spend more time to tale care of their home than men c. they dont like to take risk d. they are not expected to be high achievers18. the underlined word tallies with in the eighth paragraph means_. a. agree with b. deal with c. go against d. go with19. it can be inferred from the passage that_.a. women are steadier in their learning.b. men are more ready to take risk in everythingc. women are securing more firsts and seconds d. women are doing much better in academy20. which of the following questions has not been discussed in the passage?a. why are men smarter than women? b. why are men more stupid than women?c. how does the result go along with the past research? d. how can we help the men in the bottom? 全解全析男女在智力方面的差别。c 主旨大意题。由文章第一段得知。b 细节理解题。由文章第六段（women have been restricted to spend more time taking care of their home）得知。a 词意猜测题。由文章第一段和第八段得知。d 推理判断题。由倒数第二段得知。d主旨大意题。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ait was a dark and cold night. the car driver didnt have even one passenger all day. when he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. so he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “where do you want to go, sir?”“to the star hotel,” the young man answered. when the car driver heard that, he didnt feel happy. the young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station. but suddenly, he had an idea. he took the passenger through many streets of the big city. after a long time, the car finally arrived at the hotel. “you should pay me fifteen dollars,” the car driver said to the young man. “what! fifteen dollars? do you think im a fool? only last week i took a car from the railway station to this same hotel and i only gave the driver thirteen dollars. i know how much i have to pay for the trip. i wont pay you one dollar more than i paid to the other car driver last week. ”1. which of the following is true? a. the young man went past the railway station. b. the young man was working in the railway station.c. the young man had just got off a train. d. the young man was waiting for his friend there. 2. what do you think of the car driver?a. he was a nice and clever man. b. he was good at driving. c. he was a dishonest person. d. he liked to work very hard. 3. the driver felt very _ when he saw the young man coming out of the railway station. a. sorry b. happy c. proud d. worried4. from the passage we know that the young man_. a. didnt want to stay in this city. b. had been to the hotel several times. c. knew clearly how far it was from the station to the hotel. d. must be a stranger and didnt know the city very well. 5. the driver took the passenger through many streets so as to_. a. make the young man happyb. get more than twenty dollars. c. let the young man think it was very far from the station to the hotel. d. let the young man have a good look at the city.【参考答案】15、ccbdc 阅读理解-b“everybody loves a bargain.” one persons useless, ugly, or broken object can be another persons bargain. that is why so many americans do not throw things away. they put them outside their houses. they put on a “for sale” sign. and, as simple as that, they have a yard sale. the sellers put a paid announcement(付费通告)in a local newspaper. it tells when and where the yard sale will take place. these sales are very popular during weekends in spring, summer, and autumn. early in the morning, all the things to be sold are carried out of the house. then they sit all day in the sunlight-like tired guests at a party-waiting for someone to take them home. just about anything can be sold at a yard sale. sometimes, there are more clothes than anything else. cooking equipment is also popular. so are old toys, tools, books, tables and chairs. then there are objects called “white elephants”. a white elephant is something you think is extremely ugly or useless. it may be an electric light shaped like a fish. you feel a sharp pain whenever you look at it. to someone else, however, it might be a thing of beauty and joy. some people go to yard sales to find a special thing that they collect. it may be old toy trains, for example, or painting of dogs. experts say more americans are collecting old things now than ever before. most people who go to yard sales, however, are not looking for anything special. they might buy an object simply because it costs so little. they enjoy negotiating(谈判) over prices, even if they really do not need the object. later, they may hold their own yard to sell all the things they have bought.6. what kind of things will go to a yard sale? a. cheap and ugly things. b. things people no longer use.c. things out of season. d. things of great value.7. a white elephant refers to _.a. something that can cause a feeling of pain b. something disliked by the owners while appreciated by othersc. something sold at the lowest pricesd. a toy shaped like a fish 8. most people go to yard sales to_.a. find valuable paintings b. look for something specialc. find a bargain d. kill their time9. which of the following is not true about a yard sale?a. it may not be held when the weather is very cold.b. it can last for a whole day. c. it is usually held with a party.d. it is held outdoors.10. we can infer from the last paragraph that_.a. people may find something of great value on a yard saleb. yard sales only attract those who have a low incomec. things on a yard sale can cost people a lotd. most people dont want to go to yard sales.【参考答案】610、bbcca 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ain the past ten years, americas national basketball association (nba) has grown increasingly dependent on the rest of the world to supply players. when michael jordan and larry bird won gold in barcelona in 1992, the americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball. this season, however, 20 percent of nba rosters（花名册） will be filled by non-americans. nba commissioner david stem happily embraces the trend. on a visit to paris in october, stern outlined his vision for the future, which is likely to see europe hosting nba games by 2010. the nba is now planning to take china by storm. “our experience in china has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth,” said stern. the strategy（战略，策略） in china is television. “weve made 14 deals in china with local and national networks on cable and satellite.” the success of chinese centre yao ming has paved the way for the nba marketing blitz in china. the nba, which is broadcasted in more than 200 countries in 42 languages, will put that to the test in october 2004 when the houston rockets play two pre-season games against the sacramento kings in beijing and shanghai. the nba knows that it needs a global market to compensate for tough times on home soil.“it doesnt matter where the players come from, all the nba teams now know that they have to scout（寻找，觅得） internationally,” said terry lyons, the nbas vice-president of international public relations. “it has increased the level of competition here.” as frenchman tony parker and argentine emanuel ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the san antonio spurs last season, many people can earn the respect of their american peers. others, such as the houston rockets chinese centre yao ming number one draft pick in 2002 and the detroit pistons 18-year-old serb darko milicic number two overall in this years draft are icons（偶像）in-waiting. it is the ultimate（最后的，根本的） revolution the rest of the world teaching the us how to play basketball. 1. according to the report, .a. michael jordan is still playing a very important role in nbab. the part played by the foreign players in nba will be greatc. yao ming is to play two pre-season games in nbad. european countries will host the 2004 nba games2. the underlined phrase “take china by storm” has the meaning of _ _. a. nba intends to make china its “marketing center”b. nba is planning to set up some training centers in chinac. therell be a big storm when nba comes to china to play against the sacramento kingsd. the nbas live basket games will be broadcasted on all the tvs in china3. what seems to be the biggest change that is happening to nba?a. nba is expecting more foreign players to join the league.b. chinas rapid development in sports affects nba.c. yao ming has taken the place of michael jordan.d. the nba will stop teaching the world how to play basketball.4 when the writer talked of “home soil”, he was referring to _ _.a. farms in the states b. native americans c. the nba training center d. the usa5. which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?a. the non-american basketball players b. nba is coming to chinac. the foreign ties that bind the nba d. nba is making big progress 全解全析baadcnba的球员组成将发生重大改变，外国球员将占相当的比例，nba需借助外籍球员的力量来维持其地位。 b 推理判断题。根据第二段20 percent of nba rosters will be filled by non-americans，以及文章后半部分terry说的话it has increased the level of competition here可判断出外国球员将在nba起到举足轻重的作用。a 词义猜测题。根据文章中间stern所说的话，及下一自然段the success of chinese centre yao ming has paved the way for the nba marketing blitz in china可判断出nba将把中国看作是一个重要的市场。a 推理判断题。通读全文，可得出这个结论：nba的球员组成将发生重大改变，外国球员将占相当的比例。 d 词义猜测题。从文章后半部the nba knows that it needs a global market及it doesnt matter where the players come from可判断出home soil指的是美国本土。c 主旨大意题。tie在这儿被用来比喻外籍球员，意思是说nba需借助外籍球员的力量来维持其地位。阅读理解-c if english means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. havent you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?according to a new study by a british university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. this is the area of the brain which processes information. it is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.the study also found the younger people learn a second language, the greater the effect is.a team led by dr andrea mechelli, from university college london, took a group of britons who only spoke english. they were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.scans showed that grey matter density(密度)in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. but the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.“our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.it means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.professor dylan vaughan jones of the university of wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible(灵活的),”he said. “you are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”the findings were matched in a study of native italian speakers who had learned english as a second language between the ages of two and 34. reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. the results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.11. the main subj